Hormones certainly play a role in women’s sexuality including their experiences of desire and arousal but they’re not the whole picture.

Question: Has there been any research regarding increase of a woman’s sex drive during her period? I have found that my drive increases during that time and just a few days before.

Yes, there has been research on the topic and while some women feel as you do (noticing enhanced sexual arousal and/or desire around the time of their period), other women feel increased sex drive at other times of their cycle.

This makes a lot of sense to me. After all, hormones certainly play a role in women’s sexuality including their experiences of desire and arousal but they’re not the whole picture.

For some women, having their period is an affirming experience of their femininity and what it means to be a woman.

Then again, the mere act of inserting a tampon can feel sexy and arousing to some women.

Periods are complicated and have different meanings to different women. I think it’s great that you’re in tune with your body in ways that help you to feel connected to its rhythms and notice changes in sex drive.

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Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH is a professor in the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion (School of Public Health), and a research fellow at The Kinsey Institute. She has been writing the Kinsey Confidential Q&A since 2003. Additionally, Dr. Herbenick is an AASECT-certified sexuality educator and current president (2016-present) of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. She is the author of several books about sex and love.